Now that the UK has voted to withdraw from the European Union, how will this affect the regulatory compliance landscape of the UK market? I have heard that trade into the EU represents about 6% of the UK's GDP (is that true). If that is so, then will the UK assert its own national compliance structure? Will the UK simply copy the existing EU compliance Directives, Norms and Standards (as they were already published in UK versions), or will the UK feel it necessary to have a complete new system? (I recall that the British MoD decided on this second option, essentially rewriting the US MIL-STD-461 as their own DEF-STAN 59-41 and then 59-411.)
Is there a sense within the UK that having to follow the numerous, complex and opaque EU regulations (sorry to have to say that, but that seems to be >80% of all our conversations now) has become onerous and that a move to UK national regulations would be a chance to simplify and eliminate burdens? The current UK government was not enthusiastic about Brexit, so are there any predictions about how happily and efficiently it will move to complete the withdrawal (I understand that they have 2 years maximum). However, assuming that the current government does move ahead to comply with the will of their nation, what are the first significant changes that will affect both UK companies and foreign companies trading with the UK? Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
